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Characterization of two novel pathogenic variants at compound heterozygous status in lipase maturation factor 1 gene causing severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Péterfy Miklós, Bedoya Candy, Giacobbe Carola, Pagano Carmen, Gentile Marco, Rubba Paolo, Fortunato Giuliana, Di Taranto Maria Donata
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Severe hypertriglyceridemia is a rare disease characterized by triglyceride levels higher than 1000 mg/dL (11.3 mmol/L) and acute pancreatitis. The disease is caused by pathogenic variants in genes encoding lipoprotein lipase (LPL), apolipoprotein A5, apolipoprotein C2, glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high-density lipoprotein-binding protein 1, and lipase maturation factor 1 (LMF1). OBJECTIVE:...
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